Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is due to meet with the federal agriculture minister, Heath MacDonald, today to discuss the China-Canada trade war. China has put devastating tariffs on canola products, including a 76 per cent import tax on seeds, causing consternation in Saskatchewan. Analysts have said China is putting pressure on Canada over Ottawa's decision to put a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
Scott Moe, agriculture minister to discuss Chinese canola tariffs https://t.co/XtCBD2pE2o pic.twitter.com/EFrZ83YUGa
— Financial Post (@financialpost) August 21, 2025
Denmark's national postal service is gearing up to end its delivery of letters by the end of the year. PostNord said the amount of letters being sent has declined dramatically in recent years, while demand for parcel deliveries surges.
Denmark's state postal service calls time on letter deliveries https://t.co/aTiiGWzhbk
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 20, 2025
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022. Identified only as "Serhii K," the man is accused of being part of a group that used a yacht to sail into the Baltic Sea and destroy the critical infrastructure that sent gas from Russia to Germany.
BREAKING: A Ukrainian citizen suspected of participating in the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has been arrested, German prosecutors said. https://t.co/moxusjEIfa
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2025
A Norwegian trekker on a cross-continental journey through the Canadian bush was probably swept away while trying to cross a fast-moving river in northern Manitoba, police have said. The search for Steffen Skjottelvik, who is 29, is ongoing.
Missing Norwegian hiker may have tried to cross turbulent river: Manitoba RCMP https://t.co/aR5EXRJUzP
— CP24 (@CP24) August 21, 2025
The leader of the Union of Taxation Employees has condemned the federal government over the loss of about 3,300 call centre workers at the Canada Revenue Agency. Marc Brière said a huge number of calls are now not being answered and warned of further delays and dropped calls for taxpayers.
The federal union representing workers at the CRA has launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts https://t.co/8Ywqrw6e5C
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) August 21, 2025
